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SARAH HEANEY
heaney.sarah@gmail.com
SUMMARY:
Fresh young designer with excellent skills as a seamstress, patternmaker, and fashion illustrator looking to make a mark in the fashion world. Two years of experience in various areas of fashion design and production.
WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2010 Present: HMS Productions in New York, NY.
Design Assistant, Cable & Gauge and Cupio
Assisting the Senior Knitwear Designer for Cable & Gauge and Cupio sweater lines. Hand-drawing and revising technical flat sketches, creating tech packs for new styles, communicating with overseas factories, facilitating yarn and trim development for new seasons, keeping seasonal charts and information updated and available to the Design Team.
September 2009 - Present: Izquierdo Studios in New York, NY.
Freelance Costume Production
Bring costumes from concept to life. Drafted patterns for costume pieces, constructed garments, interpreted designers ideas for hats and accessories into reality. Major projects have included Fela! on Broadway, Norwegian Cruise Lines Elements, Pittsburgh Ballets 2009 production of The Nutcracker.
January 2009 - May 2009: DKNY Jeans in New York, NY.
Mens Design Intern
Assisted the Design Director and both the Knit and Woven Design teams. Prepared inspiration images, garments, and objects for rigging, took garment specs and assembled tech packs, updated the design flow, created color cards, prepared denim wash samples for overseas development for Fall/Winter 2009/10 and Spring 2010.
April 2008 - October 2008: Ingwa;Melero in New York, NY.
Design & Production Intern
Broad responsibilities in both design and production. Design responsibilities included patternmaking, maintaining the trim and fabric inventories and sample archive, sourcing for Fall/Winter 2008 and Spring/Summer 2009, and coordinating repairs and hand-stitch details on the sample inventory.
June 2007 - August 2007: Rubens Designs in Chicago, IL.
Intern
Garment construction and online storefront maintenance for a freelance bridal, sportswear, and costume designer. Duties included pattern alterations, cutting and sewing samples, maintaining and designing graphics for the online storefront, and general administrative office duties.
EXPERTISE
- Fresh, creative perspective
- Advanced draping, patternmaking, and garment construction
- Expert technical flat drawings
- Taking garment specs and creating tech packs
- Mood board creation
- Strong hand sketching and fabric rendering
- Exceptional skill with WebPDM, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
EDUCATION
2005 - 2009: Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design with Highest Honors in May 2009.
2005 - 2009 - Presidents List, Pratt Institute. Cumulative GPA of 3.843.
2004: Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Fashion Design program.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Pratt Circle Award for Achievements in Academics May 2009
Finalist - Goldsmith Inc. Competition December 2007
Seaman-Burse Scholarship for Fashion Design Recipient August 2007
OTHER INTERESTS & SKILLS
- Fine art, jewelry design, and drawing
- Web design, sales, and marketing
- Tennis, cycling, and yoga
- Experiencing the world via travel, research, and cultural events
References available on request.
